A needs assessment was conducted to explore the educational interests of 28 residents of a retirement community in the Niagara region of Ontario. Most were interested in education for leisure and personal development, specifically related to health maintenance and quality of life. (JOW)

Examines investment and consumption features of the demand for medical education, using medical application data over the 1948 to 1994 time period. Examines a variant of a pure human capital (investment) model and a model augmented by consumption and demographic variables, using medical education data. A static human capital model best forecasts…

The tension between government and higher education is examined through a framework of higher education system types, which are based on a model positing three forces on higher education systems: state, market, and oligarchical aspects. Implications for system coordination and for governance are considered. (MSE)

Examines to what degree variation in average teacher salaries is caused by differences across states in cost of living, teachers' personal characteristics, job characteristics, and educational demand. Uses results to adjust the average salaries and computes new, significantly different state rankings based on these adjustments. (19 references)…

The likely demand for college degrees among adults over 50 will come from already-educated persons seeking specialist knowledge, those denied opportunities when young, and those who believed university was not for them. Formal study may appeal to retirees because it includes aspects of working life (structure, achievement, social stimulation) they…

Analysis of approaches to funding continuing vocational training in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom reveals a trend away from government-led funding toward demand-side initiatives. There is likely to be an even greater increase in distribution of training costs among government,…

Describes how college students are flocking to programs that teach them how to produce fiction and poetry, and that schools are adding majors and concentrations to meet the demand. (EV)

A market intelligence database is a vital tool for continuing education providers and brokers. Its components are as follows: layout of potential markets; analysis of population, demand, environment, and competitors (market opportunities analysis); market performance measures; and college consumer trends. (SK)

Explains the growing importance of higher-level qualifications for adults in the UK, highlighting statistical trends in commitment to learning and qualifying-the result of taking part-time courses in higher education. Most part-time undergraduates fund their own tuition. Mature students' backgrounds and perspectives partly account for their rising…

In the last decade there have been many attempts to mount online distance higher education programs on a global scale, led by the e-learning industry and university companies and consortia, some with government support: e.g. Universitas 21 Global, Cardean University, Fathom, NYUOnline and the UKe-University. A primary commercial objective has been…

This paper examines the effects of cost, quality and macroeconomic factors on the demand for higher education (represented by the share of admitted freshmen choosing to enroll) at a group of selective liberal arts colleges over the period from 1988 to 1998. Students are segregated by their financial-aid status with different demand equations…

This article uses data from a series of reports by the Longer Term Strategy Group of Universities UK to outline key features of the developing market for higher education in the UK. The resulting empirical lessons about the behaviour of students and institutions are tested against the political drive for a freer domestic "market" for…

Education reformers are urging that all students meet new and more challenging expectations for learning. A crucial question is whether the education system, including the people who comprise it, have the ability to meet these new demands. This report argues that discussions of capacity should be broadened to include such factors as the…

This article discusses (1) the rationale for eliminating required physical education programs, (2) the advantages of expanding elective physical education programs, and (3) the advantages of limiting elective physical education programs. (RC)

This article discusses significant vocational guidance issues such as career choice, job satisfaction and productivity, career education and females in the work force. The author suggests needed areas of exploration. Comment by Robert Hoppock follows. (Author)